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Titanic's jewels on display

Fifteen pieces of jewelry recovered from the wreckage of R.M.S. Titanic recently went on display at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The exhibit, "Jewels of Titanic" is part of "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" and will be on display until May 31, 2013.

Charms were believed to bring good luck and this type of jewelry was popular in the Victorian era. This necklace features a good-luck pig, a modified star with a three-leaf clover and a rose cut diamond engraved with the words "This Be Your Lucky Star."

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Button covers

These men's button covers are made from diamond, onyx and gold. They would have been worn on a tuxedo, along with cufflinks and studs.

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Diamond filigree pendant

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Gold locket

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Sapphire and diamond ring

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Open locket

This small gold locket features an engraving in French that reads, "4 Aout 1910," or "4 August 1910." The owner of the locket is unknown.

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Thomas William Solomon Brown's pocket watch

Brown, a 60-year-old South African hotel owner, was a second-class passenger on Titanic, on his way to Seattle, Washington with his wife and daughter. The two women survived in a lifeboat and Brown's watch was presented to his daughter, Edith Brown Haisman, after it was recovered in 1993.